Elizabeth I CEO Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire

A Business Week bestseller-- now in paperback. Unlike other leadership books using historical figures (and mostly men) as models for business people, this highlights a famous woman leader. Hers was a surprising time for a woman to emerge as such a strong leader-- that her time was as troubled as ours is now an apt comparison. Here are business and management lessons for today's corporate leaders based on Elizabeth's leadership. The life of Elizabeth has much to say to those beginning their climb up the corporate ladder as well as to those who, having attained the top rung, do not want to slip from it. This title, like Axlerod's Patton on Leadership, will appeal to business book readers as well as history buffs. The hardcover edition of Elizabeth I, CEO has sold 55,000 copies.

Alan Axelrod has written many books on management, business, and career development, as well as works of military history and historical biography. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia